NOTE: This is copy and pasted from a reddit thread, I didn't know if links are allowed

The one thing people didn't calculate when stating that Rapier is much better for staking than tentacle is the poison effect. There's a reason why all of the RWT Odd stakers and and hasta scammers have not transitioned to a Rapier, the math proves its >1% odds better. Basically means that if you do 100 stakes, you're supposed to win 50.7 The math: A tent has a 25% chance to inflict poison on every hit, with the poison ticking every 15 second intervals. The tentacle poison inflicts 4 damage, which can be calculated as HP odds in a stake. Every HP level is worth 1.01% winning odds. If you calculate the length of a stake, with 99hp being the standard and hits being 12.5 on average(random roll of 0-26) and the chance to miss a hit due to accuracy(pretty low), an average stake lasts 9 hits. There is therefore, a 94% chance the poison hits in a stake. Odds rapier vs tent: Rapier gives a max hit which is 4.5% better. Tent has a (.94*4.04)= 3.8% poison advantage. Therefore, if you did 100 stakes, you are still expected to win 50 stakes out of 100. (50.7).